Enjoy the Royal Gorge this winter aboard the Royal Gorge Route Railroad’s Holiday Train. Ride in Vista Dome or our Club Car on our 12:30 departure December 26-30, 2015 and January 1-2, 2016. Locally sourced lunch menus, wine flights and full bar available. Call or book online today.

Every Saturday night until October 31, 2015 kids under 12 years ride free aboard the Royal Gorge Route Railroad’s Vista Dome or Club Class on the 6:30 p.m. departure with the purchase of an accompanying adult ticket. This offer is not available via web booking. Please call 1.888.724.5748 to make your reservations today.

The Royal Gorge Route’s Santa Express Train will run through Colorado’s Royal Gorge Nov. 20 through Dec. 27, bringing more than 20,000 guests to the Royal Gorge Region over a six-week period. This 1.5-hour ride to the North Pole is chock full of holiday cheer, where children wear their pajamas, listen to Christmas stories, sing Christmas…

NPR, May 30, 2012 By Wade Goodwyn As the sun beams down, Dorothy Flood, 75, stands on the steps of the Royal Gorge Route Railroad train, smiling like a 1940s movie star. “Right there! Then turn around, right there!” photographers call out, jockeying to snap her picture. “Here we go, count of three —…

USA Today, May 19, 2015 By Tammy Kennon, Special for USA Today NAPA, Calif. — In our hurry-up age of jet travel and road rage, sometimes an ambling ride through the countryside can be a balm for the soul. Add a gourmet meal, a bottle of wine and a vintage train, and you’ve got…

Colorado’s Royal Gorge Route Railroad, the state’s first and finest scenic rail line, will launch its annual, month-long Oktoberfest celebration this weekend. This year’s three-course, two-hour German-themed lunch train will run daily at 12:30 p.m. from this Saturday, September 12 through October 18 and feature Veal Bratwurst with Mustard Spaetzle, Pollo Marsala, Vegetable Napoleon, Roasted…

The Royal Gorge Route Railroad will host its annual three-hour, five-course wine train dinner September 18 at 6:30 p.m. featuring Saddleback Cellars, an Oakville, CA winery led by vintner Nils Venge, the first American to receive a 100-point score from wine-critic Robert Parker Jr. The train will serve four of Venge’s wines individually paired with…